Who I am Today

I AM A STUDENT
Well, since the start of my college life here at Juniata, I have become a worse student. Yes, I realize this sounds bad, but I think it was to be expected really. The classes are much more rigorous and I was keeping up alright with them for a while. Then i got mono. After missing 5 class days, I am still incredibly behind in some classes and my grades are suffering as a result. But thankfully, I can redeem myself as a student the spring semester! so although I am currently a terrible student, there will be improvement.

I AM A FRIEND
Here at Juniata, my circle of friends is quite different than of that at home. Most of my friends back home don't party or drink. They're much more conservative but goofy at the same time. Back home I enjoyed going swing dancing and thrifting with my friends! Now that I'm here however, most of my friends are the party and drinking type who are very much unlike myself. Surprisingly though, I get along well with them and they are good friends. We typically will go to the cliff or watch movies together or I'll tag along to the parties just so they have someone. The friends here aren't as close to me as those back home but they're decent and I am thankful for them. 

I AM CHANGING
Since i've lived a few months here on campus, I've definitely started changing. I am so much more social now than I ever was in high school. I used to keep to myself and spend my lunches usually at the library because nothing interested me more than a good book. I spent my afternoons with a few close friends but I never did a lot within the school. yet on campus, I am a social butterfly. My friends can attest that there's probably not a face that I won't recognize. I now enjoy talking with people and hanging with a very wide range of people. 

Also, I am becoming increasingly more independent and sure of myself. It is easy to lose oneself with all the peer pressure and business of college life and I have felt these pressures. But rather than allowing them to sway me, i have become more resilient toward the things that I don't like or want. Instead, i am realizing what I want out of myself and life and I am not allowing myself to be swayed.